CDC: 20% of Mississippians have dealt with long COVID – WJTV

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has largely dissipated, the viruss impact has lingered for many Mississippians.

According to U.S. Census Bureau data cited by theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than20%of Mississippis adults have experienced a phenomenon known as long COVID. The Magnolia State has the7th highestshare of its adult population overall that has ever experienced long COVID nationally. Roughly39%of Mississippi adults who have had COVID-19 have had long COVID, the 4th highest rate in the U.S.

Thepatient-created termbroadly defines signs, symptoms, and conditions that continue or develop after initial SARS-CoV-2 infection. Long COVID is not one condition. Instead, it represents many potentially overlapping conditions. Those conditions are ongoing for many Mississippians. More than 5% of Mississippi adults overall, roughly 10% of those who have ever had COVID-19, are currently dealing with long COVID.

U.S. Census Bureau data indicates differences in who has experienced long COVID based on race, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, age and sex. Among all adults nationally,

The statistics cited represent data available as of March 4, 2024.

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